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detribalized

detribalized is the simple past and past participle of detribalize.

Meaning of detribalize

Verb

detribalize (third-person singular simple present detribalizes, present participle detribalizing, simple past and past participle detribalized)

  1. (transitive) To cause (the members of a tribe) to lose their tribal culture.

Adjective

detribalized (comparative more detribalized, superlative most detribalized)

  1. Detached from one's tribe, or from tribal traditions.
    • “We don't belong any more, man. You're just as bloody detribalised as I am.”1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 272

Forms of detribalized

Verb
alternative formdetribalised
Adjective
comparativemore detribalized
superlativemost detribalized

Questions about detribalized

What does detribalized mean?
Detribalized means detached from one's tribe, or from tribal traditions.
What is detribalized the simple past and past participle of?
Detribalized is the simple past and past participle of detribalize.
What part of speech is detribalized?
Detribalized is an adjective.

Words near detribalized in the dictionary

  1. detribalised
  2. detribalises
  3. detribalising
  4. detribalization
  5. detribalize
  6. detribalized
  7. detribalizes
  8. detribalizing
  9. detriment
  10. detrimental
  11. detrimentality

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